Faxon
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See also: faxon
English
Etymology
Unexplained.
Proper noun
Faxon (countable and uncountable, plural Faxons)
- A surname.
- 1916, Edith Wharton, The Triumph of Night:
- Faxon's obvious course was to struggle through the drifts to the village, and there rout out a sleigh to convey him to Weymore; but what if, on his arrival at Mrs. Culme's, no one remembered to ask him what this devotion to duty had cost?
- An unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.
- A town in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States.
- A census-designated place in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Faxon is the 33036th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 693 individuals. Faxon is most common among White (87.01%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Faxon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 557.